R U a Good Christian?

Earning Points with God? Ep 55How to Receive God's unconditional love and acceptanceYou missed four days of devotions. You are not a good Christian. God must not be happy with you.I stood looking out the rain-streaked window and felt like a terrible loser.I should have combatted the lies of the enemy with the truth of God’s word.I thought I would disappoint God if I didn’t read the Bible every day. I listened to the lies of the enemy that said I was not acceptable to God unless I earned “points” every day by reading the Bible and praying. Second Corinthians 10:5 tells us, We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.I now know that I can’t earn God’s favor or his love and acceptance. He already loves me because he made me and paid an enormous price for me to be bought back from the devil. That price was his Son’s life. C.S. Lewis wrote, “God loves us not because we are lovable but because he is love, not because he needs to receive but because he delights to give.”For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus. 2 Tim. 1:9 NLTWe didn’t deserve to be saved from hell. It is all because of God’s love and grace. An acronym that can define grace is:G: God’sR: richesA: atC: Christ’sE: expense.Dear Lord, please help me receive your love and grace in my heart, and to rest in your favor. Thank you, that I don’t have to measure up to any standard before you will love, accept, and forgive me.Today: Write down a lie you believe on one side of a card and a Bible verse to combat it on the other side. Say the verse aloud each time Satan or his evil ones tempt you to speak or believe the lie.This is my devotion originally published April 25, 2026 here: https://thelife.com/devotionals/earning-points-with-godSubscribe at https://sheyvahrex.substack.com/email me at [email protected] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sheyvahrex.substack.com